The point I wanted to make was in fact that there is no such increase in ability. I was not claiming that I was able to see reality myself. On the contrary, it

The point I wanted to make was in fact that there is no such increase in ability. I was not claiming that I was able to see reality myself. On the contrary, it is most likely an impossible task. In absolute terms we are all on the same level of understanding as a homeless man ranting at the bus stop. The idea that we are tragically bereft of meaning because we are somehow too perceptive unlike those other people is an absurd fantasy.